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79S31906 AMY-D


By:  Berman, et al.                                             H.C.R. No. 43 



HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, The Vietnam War was a defining event for an entire 
generation of Americans, and time has not diminished the importance 
of honoring the sacrifice and service of the men and women who 
participated in that conflict and the importance of educating 
subsequent generations about that sacrifice; and
	WHEREAS, The Vietnam Veterans Memorial serves as a testament 
to the ultimate sacrifice made by the more than 58,000 men and 
women, including more than 3,400 Texans, who died or remain missing 
and an important monument to all who answered the call to serve in 
the longest war in U.S. history; and
	WHEREAS, In 2003, Congress authorized the construction of the 
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center to allow the memorial 
site's more than 4.4 million annual visitors to enhance a profound 
and patriotic educational experience by focusing on the 
significance of the memorial in honoring the courage of the men and 
women who served this country and in healing the deep societal 
divisions resulting from the Vietnam War; and
	WHEREAS, Despite Congressional recognition of the need for 
such a facility, progress on the visitor center has encountered a 
number of lengthy delays, resulting in no approved site for the 
center, hampering the ability of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund 
to fulfill its mission to educate people about the service and 
sacrifice of Vietnam Veterans; and
	WHEREAS, The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center 
Deadline Enforcement Act provides congress an opportunity to honor 
its commitment to Vietnam Veterans by specifying a location for the 
center's site and a deadline for approving the location; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 79th Legislature of the State of Texas, 
3rd Called Session, hereby respectfully urge the Congress of the 
United States to enact the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center 
Deadline Enforcement Act; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward official 
copies of this resolution to the president of the United States, to 
the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the 
senate of the United States Congress, and to all the members of the 
Texas delegation to the congress with the request that this 
resolution be officially entered in the Congressional Record as a 
memorial to the Congress of the United States of America.